About nine in 10 Democrats and Republicans agree about the importance of values like compassion, personal responsibility and fairness. But only about a third of either party sees those values reflected on the other side
‘World Travel: An Irreverent Guide’, Bourdain’s posthumously released book, gives readers an atlas to the places he considered the most culinarily important
Most large American cities are reporting fewer homicides this year, according to data collected by the Council on Criminal Justice, which created a Crime Trends Working Group this spring in hopes of providing more real-time information on crime
The findings released Tuesday by Attorney General Kwame Raoul come from a sweeping state investigation that began in 2018
The sheriff’s office said the explosion, which brought down some power lines at the plant in Chicago’s southwestern suburbs, may have been ‘from an asphalt tank’
The selection is intended to keep the party’s momentum going after last fall’s midterm election success in the critical Midwest
The tornado was part of a powerful weather system moving through the Midwest and South
He defeated former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas, who was backed by the police union
The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest population estimates on Thursday
First held in 1762, before America’s independence, the parade is the oldest and largest in the world
Starting next year, Illinois employers must offer workers paid time off based on hours worked, with no need to explain the reason for their absence
The settlement is the latest payout from the embattled e-cigarette giant, which laid off hundreds of workers and settled thousands of lawsuits last year
Nationwide, schools report that about 10% of students are receiving ‘high-dosage’ tutoring multiple days a week, according to a federal survey from December
All the military services are struggling to compete for young people in a tight job market where private companies are often willing to provide better pay and benefits
Scientists are racing to perfect new battery chemistries that don’t lose as much energy in cold weather as today’s lithium-ion systems
Candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to succeed her at the helm of America’s third-largest city
In California, the National Weather Service said winter storms will continue moving into the state through Wednesday
DeSantis is a frequent voice in conservative cultural fights on cable television, but he often avoids gatherings of fellow Republican governors and party leaders
One leading candidate, who touts his endorsement from the Chicago police union, says “crime is out of control”
The R&B singer will serve most of that sentence simultaneously with a 30-year term for racketeering and sex trafficking charges
Prosecutors described Kelly’s behavior as ‘sadistic,’ calling him ‘a serial sexual predator’ with no remorse
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a Democrat, plans to appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx acknowledged that the decision ‘may be disappointing’ to his accusers
The company also recently announced that it would lay off 18,000 employees and cut other less profitable parts of its business
Damien Chazelle’s drama about the late 1920s in the film industry recreates a period of debauchery, art and business, when stars like John Gilbert and Clara Bow disappeared overnight
Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, 51, known as “The Engineer,” faces a minimum of 10 years in prison and a possible life sentence
The announcement followed the president’s acknowledgement that a second batch of material was found in his garage
